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In its latest World Economic Outlook, released in Istanbul on Thursday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) jacked up its Australian gross domestic product (GDP) forecasts.

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'Your move' : Obama to world after engagement push

WASHINGTON, Sept 23 AFP - US President Barack Obama sent a clear message to the world on Wednesday: he is looking for payback for his swift action in ending an era of swaggering US unilateralism.

Obama's debut speech to the UN General Assembly marked a pivot point in the new administration's emerging foreign policy and an attempt to seek dividends from a new style of muscular engagement through multilateral fora.

PRAGUE, Sept 17 AP - US President Barack Obama has decided to scrap plans for a US missile defence shield in the Czech Republic and Poland that had deeply angered Russia, the Czech prime minister confirmed on Thursday.

NATO's new chief hailed the move as "a positive step" and a Russian analyst said the move will increase the chances that Russia will cooperate more closely with the United States in the dispute over Iran's nuclear program.

MELBOURNE, Sept 10 AAP - A double dissolution may be on the cards if the federal opposition does not pass its health insurance reforms, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has hinted.

The legislation, which would allow the government to means test private health insurance rebates for singles earning more than $75,000 a year and couples earning $150,000 a year, was defeated in the Senate on Wednesday night.

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Australian stimulus backed by G20 agreement, Swan says

LONDON, Sept 5 AAP - Australia's approach to economic stimulus has been supported by a renewed commitment from G20 nations to carry on with measures to boost the global economy despite signs of a recovery, Treasurer Wayne Swan says.

Speaking after a meeting of finance ministers from the G20 group of developed and developing countries in London on Saturday, Swan said Opposition calls to rein in stimulus spending are out of touch.

CANBERRA, Sept 2 AAP - The Australian economy grew at its fastest pace in more than a year in the three months to June, buoyed by the federal government's stimulus measures and near record-low interest rates.

Australia is in better shape than other major advanced economies which have suffered at the hands of the global recession, but economists say this means the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is likely to lift interest rates sooner rather than later.

WASHINGTON, Aug 31 AFP - US President Barack Obama has called on Tokyo to maintain a strong alliance with Washington, while Asia-Pacific leaders have sought closer ties out of the historic shift in power after Japan's general election.

But Russia's politicians have sent mixed signals and analysts doubt Yukio Hatoyama's centre-left Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) will change much in relations with Moscow, despite his professed desire to improve ties.

SYDNEY, Aug 12 AAP - BIS Shrapnel says that despite the recent run of financial good news, the economy will experience falling household incomes, employment and a 17 per cent decline in business investment over the next 12 months.

Beyond 2010, the economic forecaster expects a solid recovery with economic growth rising to four per cent by 2011-12.

CANBERRA, Oct 8 AAP - An unexpected fall in the jobless rate to a four month low of 5.7 per cent has hardened expectations for another two interest rate rises before Christmas.

Economists say such strength in the labour market has also raised question marks as to whether the federal government should continue with its stimulus measures.

A surprising jobs report for September released on Thursday justified the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to raise the cash rate this week, while stunning both financial markets and economists.

Not only did the unemployment fall to 5.7 per cent after three months of holding at 5.8 per cent, employment grew by a hefty, seasonally adjusted 40,600, which was largely made up of 35,400 full-time workers.

This was in sharp contrast to the 10,000 fall in jobs and six per cent jobless rate economists were expecting.

JERUSALEM, Oct 14 AFP - Israel is bracing for what is expected to be a bruising UN debate on a report that accuses it and Hamas of war crimes during its Gaza offensive at the turn of the year.More...

Tibet sees record tourism despite restrictions: state media

BEIJING, Oct 14 AFP - A record 4.75 million tourists visited China's Tibet in the first nine months of 2009, more than twice as many as in all of 2008, when unrest led to a ban on foreigners, state media said on Wednesday.More...

ISLAMABAD, Oct 14 AP - The Pakistani Taliban has criticised the decision to award Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize saying the US president should have received a "villain of peace" award instead.More...

Economic crises cause spike in world hunger: UN

ROME, Oct 14 AFP - The food crisis in poor countries coupled with the global economic crisis has caused a spike in world hunger, with more than one billion people undernourished this year, UN food agencies report.More...

US stocks jump on earnings boost

US stocks have jumped on a profit surge by top firms Intel and JP Morgan Chase .. and a lesser than expected fall in retail sales.More...

US retail sales slump again

WASHINGTON, Oct 14 AFP - US retail sales fell 1.5 per cent in September after moving into positive territory the previous month as the country emerges from a long recession, government data showed on Wednesday.More...

WASHINGTON, Oct 14 AP - A female soldier who was photographed at Abu Ghraib prison giving a smiling "thumbs-up" beside a pyramid of naked detainees is appealing her convictions to the US military's highest court.More...

Governor of Japan's Okinawa backs US airbase accord

TOKYO, Oct 14 AFP - The governor of Japan's Okinawa prefecture said a US military base could stay on the island, officials said on Wednesday -- the latest twist in a row weeks before President Barack Obama visits the country.More...

CIS: Russia must speak out on rights abuses: Clinton

MOSCOW, Oct 14 AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday urged Russia to take a stronger line on rights abuses, saying it was time for the government to speak out against killings and wrongful detentions.More...

Euro industry output rises 0.9 per cent in August

BRUSSELS, Oct 14 AP - Industrial output in the 16 nations that use the euro rose 0.9 per cent in August from a month earlier, the EU statistics agency said Wednesday, suggesting the region's economy is recovering gradually.More...

CIS: Russian gays ask Clinton for support

MOSCOW, Oct 14 AP - Russian gays called on US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to support their rights as she unveiled a statute of American poet and gay pride symbol Walt Whitman in Moscow on Wednesday.More...

Obama to give $US1.4 million Nobel cheque to charity

WASHINGTON, Oct 9 AFP - US President Barack Obama will give his $US1.42 million ($A1.57 million) reward for winning the Nobel Peace Prize to charity, a US official says.More...

YouTube views over one billion a day: co-founder

WASHINGTON, Oct 9 AFP - The number of video views a day on YouTube has surpassed one billion, the co-founder of the wildly popular video-sharing site said on the third anniversary of its acquisition by Google.More...

NASA bombs moon's surface in search of water

WASHINGTON, Oct 9 AFP - NASA has blasted the surface of the moon with two spacecraft in a dramatic bid to find water on the lunar surface, an experiment that could be a stepping stone to a permanent moon base.More...

World leaders hail Obama's surprise Prize

PARIS, Oct 9 AFP - World leaders urged Barack Obama to seize on the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to intensify his diplomatic efforts to forge peace in the globe's trouble spots.More...

GM signs deal to sell Hummer brand

DETROIT, Oct 9 AP - Hummer, the off-road vehicle that was once a symbol of America's love for hulking trucks, is now in the hands of a Chinese heavy equipment maker.More...

CIS: New US missile plan raises 'questions': Russia

CHISINAU, Oct 9 AFP - The new missile plan from US President Barack Obama's administration raises questions and Moscow is waiting for Washington to explain its intentions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.More...

Republican party head says Obama Nobel win 'unfortunate'

The head of the US Republican Party says it's unfortunate President BARACK OBAMA has won the Nobel Peace Prize .. claiming he has celebrity status but no real achievements.More...

Obama's Kenyan family 'honoured' by Nobel Peace Prize

There's been mixed reaction around the world to US President BARACK OBAMA winning the Nobel Peace PrizeMore...

Obama embodies 'spirit of dialogue': UN chief

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 9 AFP - UN chief Ban Ki-moon has congratulated US President Barack Obama on winning the Nobel Peace Prize, saying he embodies "the new spirit of dialogue and engagement" in tackling world issues.More...

'Better than Bush' Obama deserves Nobel award: Iraqis

BAGHDAD, Oct 9 AFP - Iraqis have backed the decision to award Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize, crediting him with helping reduce violence in the country and saying he deserves it because he "is better than Bush".More...

Nobel Peace Prize for Obama "premature"

Sydney Peace Foundation Director Professor STUART REES says US President BARACK OBAMA has been given the Nobel Peace Prize prematurely.More...

Obama's Nobel win should spur climate commitment: UN

BANGKOK, Oct 9 AFP - US President Barack Obama's winning of the Nobel Peace prize should encourage him to commit to an international treaty on global warming, the UN climate chief says.More...

Tutu praises 'wonderful' choice of Obama for Nobel

Archbishop DESMOND TUTU has praised the decision to award US President BARACK OBAMA the Nobel Peace Prize.More...